very nice information thanks for sharing On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Usha Desai <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Dear Friends,* > > *We, a group of nature lovers have decided to start Tree Appreciation > Walks [TAW] in Mumbai. Our aim is to create awareness and inculcate a love > for the trees. * > > *You are most welcome to join us for our 18th TAW. * > > The 18th walk is on *Sunday 25th 2011 at 8am * > > *Venue: Maharashtra Nature Park*[Nearest railway station is Bandra[wr] > and Sion[cr] > > Opposite Dharavi Bus Depot[Following buses halt at MNP[dharavi bus depot] > 11,255,348,355,356,375,448,455,505,476,75,76,165,166,180,181,371,408,473,376] > > *Time**: 8 a.m.* > > *Duration of walk: 2 hours* > > *Meeting Point*: *Main gate*, near the ticket office. > > *Very Important---- there will be other groups present for other > activities so please inform at gate that you are for Tree Appreciation > Walk....Don’t take gate Pass which we have taken in advance. Please Rs.5/- > to your group leader as we have paid in advance.* > > *Please reach at MNP before 8 am because cars are not allowed to park > inside the park so you may take some time to park your car outside.* > > *Maharashtra Nature Park or simply known as MNP or Mahim Nature Park is a > man made forest in the middle of a vastly polluted and populated stretch. > One side is polluted Mahim creek & Mithi River and other side is Dharavi > slum…Asia’s largest slum. It is built over 5meter deep garbage dump……Now a > 14 hectors of verdant realm of forest….epitome of human endeavour.It has > vermiculture and water harvesting facility…so much vermicompost is produced > that it is more than they need! It is birders paradise. It also has > butterfly garden & an Nakshtravan & **MEDICINAL GARDEN…We will be taking > you to the medicinal garden and showing you herbs like Haldi ,Tulsi ,Sabja > ,Brahmi…and also rare ones like Roylea elegans. We have already shown > medicinal trees…so truly speaking this walk should be called Herbal Walk! > * > > * **We will be providing a fact sheet re uses….so our main concentration > will be in showing a unique feature of the plant so one finds it easy to > identify and remember. * > > Attached is the list of the 69 plants we shall be showing you. Also a map > of MNP is attached. > > > > Please go through the following websites for > more information http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/projects_mnp.htm > > See beautiful photographs of MNP BY Maneesh Goal at his website > > > http://mybioscope.blogspot.com/2010/07/maharashtra-nature-park-mahim-nature.html > > *Hope to see you all* > > *Renee,Sheila,Usha* > -- HARI SHANKAR LAL AT-SHIV KUTIR PO-BARA BAZAR DIST-HAZARIBAG PIN-825301 JHARKHAND,INDIA MOBILE-9431530563 [email protected]
